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USS Mitscher (DDG-57) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Mitscher - Cruising Earth

USS Mitscher Military Ship Tracker

USS Mitscher Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		1994 | 32 years
DDG-57
Destroyer
281
9,000 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
505.0 ft
59.0 ft
31.0 ft
30.0 knots
34.5 mph

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USS Mitscher (DDG-57) is an Arleigh Burke Flight I Class Destroyer currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Mitscher was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship has been in active service for 32 years.

The Arleigh Burke Flight I destroyers established the class standard with the introduction of the Aegis SPY-1D radar and a 90-cell vertical launch system. They delivered strong multi-mission performance in air defense and anti-submarine warfare with proven reliability and excellent seakeeping qualities across decades of service.

View USS Mitscher's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the destroyer tracker map below. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available. Each new ship report received automatically updates the displayed data.

USS Mitscher (DDG-57) Current Deployment Details

Current Location: U.S. 5th Fleet / CENTCOM AOR (Middle East / Arabian Sea area, as of late March 2026)

Previous Location: Departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (early-to-mid March 2026)

Mission: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer currently deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. USS Mitscher is conducting maritime security, stability operations, and multi-mission support in the CENTCOM region as part of sustained forward naval presence.

Sources: USNI News Fleet Tracker March 30 2026, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command

Last Updated: Mon Apr 27, 2026 08:11 UTC

Note: The current location information above is an estimate from public reports and open-source intelligence. Exact positions are classified for operational security (OPSEC). The tracker map below displays the last publicly transmitted AIS data from this ship. Military ships typically transmit AIS data for maritime safety when operating near civilian traffic when not in an active theater.

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